Category Archives: Psychology

Building Self-esteem in Your Children

Two children becoming friend.

What does self-esteem mean?

Self-esteem is a way where children evaluate or feel about themselves.

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September 12, 2008 – 8:06 am | By Drali | Posted in Children, Psychology | Comments (0)

What is depression? Depression Symptoms and Depression Diagnosis

A depressed person.Depression actually is a common disease and more common than hypertension or diabetes.

What is depression?

  • Depression is the most common form of emotional disorder. Depression actually is a common disease and more common than hypertension or diabetes.
  • The prevalence rate of depression cases in lifetime in any country are between eight to 10 percent. Few researches by World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank discover that depression is the fourth most serious disease in crippling peoples’ will in the world.
  • This disorder also the most common cause of death results of committing suicide. WHO estimated deaths resulted from suicide in the Asia Pacific region is higher than tuberculosis disease.
  • Women are more tend to be suffering depression over man with the ratio of 1:2.
  • Some reports revealed that about nine percent of Malaysians are patients who experience serious stage of depression.
  • Similar with global statistics, depression also is the fourth serious disease in Malaysia. But if by gender fraction, it is the third place for women and 10th for man.

Depression Diagnosis

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August 21, 2008 – 3:23 pm | By Drali | Posted in Depression, Psychology | Comments (0)

Inferiority Complex Definition

Inferiority complex is defined as

  1. In psychiatry: an intense feeling of inferiority, producing a personality characterized either by extreme reticence or, as a result of overcompensation, by extreme aggressiveness.
  2. Lack of self-esteem; feeling of inadequacy; lack of self-confidence.
  3. A persistent sense of inadequacy or a tendency to self-diminishment, sometimes resulting in excessive aggressiveness through overcompensation.
  4. Sense of personal inferiority arising from conflict between the desire to be noticed and the fear of being humiliated.
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June 23, 2008 – 1:31 am | By Drali | Posted in Glossary, Psychology | Comments (1)

Dealing With Trauma

Frightening Events Can Have Lasting Effects

Imagine seeing a fellow soldier killed by a roadside bomb. Or searching through the rubble of the World Trade Center for survivors. Or being sexually assaulted. You’re probably even trying to push those images out of your head as you read this. Some people find it impossible to stop thinking about traumatic experiences. They may have recurring nightmares. Fear and anxiety could begin to interfere with every aspect of life.

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May 24, 2008 – 3:01 am | By Drali | Posted in Psychology | Comments (0)

Share Your Feelings

An old man with beard smiling.Our feeling could change. You might feel happy, giving up, sad, angry or frustrated. When emotions cannot be controlled, it could become a problem. You then must handle the problem effectively.

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May 1, 2008 – 7:14 am | By Drali | Posted in General, Psychology | Comments (0)